Wedding attire - is white acceptable if it only makes up part of your outfit?

Try to avoid white.
You don't wanna be the odd ball in the audience of guest.

I think it's fine personally, like others have said, you're not going to get confused for the bride. It's also not a white dress which to me shouts petty from other guests.

I've got a white dress with little black birds all over that I've worn before and made sure to include a black jacket over it. I think your white blouse with a blue skirt would be fine, but if you're super concerned I would just find a different outfit. I don't personally recommend bothering anyone in the wedding with your outfit concerns.

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I agree with this!! It's not about being mistaken as the bride because you're in a white blouse - obviously no one is going to think you're the bride!

But it's my big day and I want to be the only person in white! I think it's absolutely not much to ask for - and kind of a given!

Definitely ask the bride.

View Quoted Comment Except that most people are taught standard manners/ etiquette, which says some white is fine, not white and bridal looking both. And no one, not even a bride, owns a color. Or the rights to wear it a certain day. I think that claiming it is, is over the top.

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I am on Team No White too! OP, if you have to ask if an outfit is too white or if the color is too close to white, veer on the safe side and don't wear the outfit.

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I don't know who 'most people' are, but the manners & etiquette that I was always taught is not to wear white on someone's wedding day. Rachel was asking for different opinions and I gave her mine. You're welcome to give her yours too!

I don't think anyone is arguing that someone in a white blouse would be mistaken as the bride, or that someone "owns" the color. Thats just a really silly assumption to make off of anyone's comments.

You can wear a clown suit if that's what you want to do, but I would personally hate to be a guest at someone's wedding and wear white because "no one owns a color" and make the bride unhappy.

View Quoted Comment Exactly. Plus research has shown that half of guests attending a wedding purchase a new outfit for the wedding. So if half of the guests are buying new outfits then why go with something that is questionable or has white in it. Im not saying original poster bought a new outfit, I'm just saying for people buying a new outfit why get one with white in it.


I feel this way, you wouldn't wear a bright yellow outfit to a funeral even if that's all you owned because of etiquettes, you'd go and get a dark gloomy color. Yes a wedding isn't a funeral but it still has the outfit etiquettes as well and that's not to wear white.
It's one event that you shouldn't be wearing white so put the white outfit away for one night. You'll be able to wear white when you get married but for now let the bride shine.

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Right! Like my goodness, I'm paying an absurd amount of money for this day, let me be the only one in white this one time LOL!

View Quoted Comment Yes!!! Exactly.

View Quoted Comment One more thing to add. I can never understand why people insist on wearing an outfit to someones wedding that is questionable or white. I was always taught 2 things and that's to never wear white to someone else's wedding and if you are questioning it then you probably shouldn't do it or in this case wear it.

I’m wearing a blue dress (like the blue of those disposable masks) with a few white accents, so I’m encouraging my guests to wear black and white. I would talk to the bride. I don’t mind fielding those questions and I’m sure she won’t either.

A lot of this depends on the social circle and the bride herself. I'd suggest running it by her to see how she feels. Just keep in mind that even if she's totally cool with it, other guests will also have their own opinions and you could get judgement/anger/annoyance coming from that side too. If that would make you self-conscious you may want to reconsider your outfit. (It does sound like a super cute outfit in general, though.)